The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Java on Monday leaped to 268 on Tuesday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings.
on Monday leapt to 268 on Tuesday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings, and 151 people are still missing, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Agency head Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians only goes by one name, told reporters that another 1,083 people were injured in the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Monday afternoon near the city of Cianjur.
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, November 22, 2022, following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 250 people.One woman told The Associated Press when the earthquake hit her home in Cianjur, the building started"shaking like it was dancing." In the village of Cijedil, northwest of Cianjur, the quake triggered a landslide that blocked streets and buried several houses, and there were reports that 25 people were still buried, said Henri Alfiandi, the chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency."We are maximizing operations at several points where it is suspected that there are still casualties. Our team is also trying to reach remote areas," he said.
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